@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 7 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square68arrow-up167arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 7 hours agomessage-square68file-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
One of my standbys is “that horse has sailed”.